Swedish Pine Research Articles

Lophodermella sulcigena . [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria

Abstract A description is provided for Lophodermella sulcigena . Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Pinus sylvestris, P. mugo, P. nigra var. maritima, P. contorta . DISEASE: Pine needle blight, leading to premature needle cast; 'Swedish pine cast'. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Europe. Records from Czechoslovakia, Estonian SSR, Finland, Germany, Norway, Switzerland, Sweden, UK, USSR, Yugoslavia. TRANSMISSION: By air-borne ascospores in humid/wet weather.